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Calligraphy and hand lettering are really fun to use to create quotes and inspirational word art you can display or frame. Instead of just a plain white piece of paper, you can use water-based brush pens to design very quick and easy watercolour backgrounds. The supply list is short and simple: watercolour paper (or Bristol paper or cardstock), […] Read more…

I really admire people who are super organized and schedule everything, keeping track of both important dates and daily routines for their businesses and personal lives. Online, I came across the bullet journal and have been following some people as they plan and track their lives in their notebooks. I also joined some Bullet Journal or “BUJO” […] Read more…

I love being on the Creative Scrapbooker magazine design team, and enjoy creating projects for their blog. Today I am being featured on their website with a tutorial on how to create a rainbow motivational quote with Tombow pens and the Brother ScanNCut. Rainbows are just plain happiness, don’t you think? To see this tutorial […] Read more…

This year, Mother’s Day brings me joy and sadness. Last August, my mother passed away at the age of 88. The loss is felt more deeply on special occasions, like Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter, which we always celebrated with my mom. And now Mother’s Day arrives. I will hold my children, tell them how much […] Read more…

Let’s say you have already started to learn brush lettering or calligraphy of any kind. As a beginner, you start by focusing on drills and basic strokes, then graduate to letters from simplest to most challenging. (To read my blog post about how to study the alphabet, click HERE). Using my practice guide worksheets and […] Read more…

When you have the full set of 96 Tombow Dual Brush Pens, there are LOTS of green colours to choose from if you’re writing anything with a Spring theme! I have been practicing my flourishing and decided to add some swashes and loops when I wrote the word “March.” Then I thought of St. Patrick’s Day, and […] Read more…

One of the most common questions I get is about brush pens and which pens are best for beginners. So I decided to make a video that explains the different brands of brush pens I recommend, both large and small brush tips that can be used with my tracing guide worksheets. There are many more excellent […] Read more…

The uppercase alphabet is often avoided by beginners and even seasoned lettering artists. At first even I was reluctant to write capital letters and spent all my time practicing the lowercase only. But when I became proficient, I knew it was time to move on and while I was writing words, I definitely needed to […] Read more…